Regarding Long Yeyue's explanation, Yali could barely accept it.
For her now, as long as Yunming loved her, that was enough.
As for whether Shrek Academy had used her, she no longer cared.
"There's still one more question," Yali looked at Long Yeyue again, her gaze turning cold once more. "You all have military training, so why make the students go steal the North Sea Legion's warplanes?" Yali's voice became cold as she continued, "Do you not know how dangerous that is? Or do you not understand the consequences of such actions?"
The previous matter only concerned Yali herself. Even if she knew she had been used, she could overlook it.
She could make concessions and endure injustices, but when it came to the students of Shrek Academy, she would not agree to such things.
"Shrek Academy's military training, the first rule is that students need to find their way to Devil Island. A significant portion of the students are neither Soul Saints nor two-word battle armor masters, and the coastline of the North Sea is guarded by the North Sea Legion's soul engineer positions. It's impossible to force your way in. That's why we had to 'borrow' the North Sea Legion's warplanes," Long Yeyue said nonchalantly. "I've been secretly following them along with the Heartless Douluo. There won't be any accidents."
"Long Yeyue, do you know why some people in the Sun and Moon Federation secretly support the Spirit Sect in destroying Shrek Academy and Tang Sect?" Yali's eyes widened in anger. She hadn't expected things to have gotten this far. Shrek Academy had already been destroyed, and Long Yeyue still showed no awareness.
"These are short-sighted schemers. Once Shrek Academy is rebuilt, we'll settle accounts with them one by one," Long Yeyue said, her expression instantly turning as cold as Yali's, filled with killing intent.
"That's because of you. Just a few students, stealing military warplanes. Think about it—if you were in the high ranks of the Sun and Moon Federation, would you allow such an academy to exist?" Yali's voice was ice-cold. "I don't care how the military training went before, but the people involved in this military training should all be given a demerit. After the training ends, they should be handed over to the Sun and Moon Federation's military court. Shrek Academy wanted them to find a way to Devil Island, but they never asked them to break the laws of the Sun and Moon Federation. Since they've broken the law, the law should deal with it."
"No!" Long Yeyue and Cao Dezhi both stood up abruptly. Stealing military warplanes was no small crime. Even if no casualties occurred, the penalty would likely not be a light one.
At the very least, they could face twenty years or more in prison.
And if it were Tang Sect members, they would likely be sentenced to death without question.
The students eligible for military training were all the cream of the crop. Cao Dezhi couldn't bear the thought of seeing them face such a fate.
Long Yeyue couldn't allow Shrek Academy's students to be imprisoned for decades either. These students were at the peak of their training years. If they were imprisoned, their future would be ruined.
If they were ruined, who would rebuild Shrek Academy?
This was something Long Yeyue would never accept.
"You may not care about Tang Sect, but as for Shrek Academy—since I'm the Sea God Pavilion's Pavilion Master, this must be done according to my word," Yali shot Cao Dezhi a cold look. "If Shrek Academy doesn't make changes, even if it rebuilds, the Federation will destroy it again. Instead of that, it's better to just dissolve it."
Yali glanced at Long Yeyue, her voice freezing. "If you still acknowledge me as the Sea God Pavilion's Pavilion Master, then do as I say. If not, I'll withdraw from the Sea God Pavilion and Shrek Academy. Do as you please."
Before, Shrek Academy stood high and mighty. Their students ignored the laws of the Sun and Moon Federation, causing trouble everywhere. Yali had endured it because she knew she couldn't change anything. With so many strong figures in the Sea God Pavilion, no one would listen to her.
But now, Shrek Academy had become like this, and Yali truly didn't understand why the students still dared to steal military warplanes.
She couldn't fathom who gave them such courage.
Did they really think the Sun and Moon Federation couldn't find Shrek Academy's hiding place?
Or that the Sun and Moon Federation couldn't send troops to flatten Devil Island?
"Yali, are you serious?" Long Yeyue's face changed. She knew better than anyone the importance of Yali to Shrek Academy. Without her, Shrek Academy could never rebuild.
"Shrek Academy wants to endure, then obeying the law is the most basic requirement," Yali's voice grew colder, but her eyes soon filled with tears. "You all continue like this, and the Sun and Moon Federation will inevitably act against Shrek Academy again. I've already gone through the pain of watching Shrek Academy be destroyed once. I really don't want to go through it again."
Yali looked at Long Yeyue and continued, "Yuejie, tell me, if you were a high-ranking official in the Sun and Moon Federation, and there was an academy where a few students dared to steal military warplanes, would you allow such an academy to exist?"
"This time, let it go. Tang Wulin and the others are the most talented students in this generation of Shrek Academy, carrying the last hope of Shrek Academy. They can't go to prison. After we finish this military training, we'll find a better way to get them on the island," Long Yeyue finally relented after seeing Yali's resolute expression.
"I want to know why the two daughters of General Shen are having nightmares every day because of the tests on Devil Island," Yali no longer mentioned handing over Tang Wulin and the others to the Sun and Moon Federation military court, as she also made a concession.
"This isn't something that can be explained in a few words," Long Yeyue sighed.
"Then take your time," Yali sneered.
"Fine. Then let me start with the origin of Devil Island," Long Yeyue nodded and, not daring to oppose Yali, began. "The origins of Devil Island are vast, and it's likely related to the destruction of the God Realm. Specifically, it's connected to the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life. Over two thousand years ago, energies of life and destruction suddenly descended from the heavens, forming the Devil Islands. During that time, the Shrek Seven Monsters went to investigate. Their bodies were torn apart by the destructive forces, but their souls were protected by the life energy. Later, their souls fused with seven other terrifying forces hidden in life and destruction, becoming the Seven Great Old Devils of Devil Island. They lost their physical bodies, turned into spirits, and cannot leave the island. The reason the two daughters of the Shen family are always having nightmares is that they are pulled into the dream realm of the Nightmare Old Devil."
"Why? Why involve the innocent?" Yali asked coldly.
"There's no other choice," Long Yeyue shook her head. "In fact, the so-called military training all happens in the Nightmare Old Devil's dream realm. It's not entirely a dream. With the Nightmare Old Devil's abilities, he can merge reality with dreams. What is a dream for him is also reality. Wulin and the others' military training doesn't only happen on Devil Island. The Seven Great Old Devils will let them leave the island and do tasks around the North Sea Legion. To make the dream more real, the Nightmare Old Devil will pull high-ranking officials of the North Sea Legion into the dream, and then he'll control them, forcing them to create dreams based on their memories of the North Sea Legion's defenses. In this dream, Wulin and the others will train with these high-ranking officials as their sparring partners."
Long Yeyue looked at Yali, asking, "Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"So, if I want to save General Shen's two daughters, I can only sever the connection to the Nightmare Old Devil's dream realm?" Yali asked.
"You can't do it, and I can't either. The Seven Great Old Devils, though they've lost their physical bodies, have all become experts at the God Realm after two thousand years of cultivation. To avoid being noticed by the will of the plane, they have sealed themselves in the peak of the Spirit Domain, much like Yunming. But with the Nightmare Old Devil's control over dreams, even those at the God Realm have difficulty breaking his dream realm. You, at best, are at the late stage of the Spirit Domain. What could you possibly do?" Long Yeyue scoffed, clearly dismissive.
"In that case, we'll have to go to the island and try to communicate with the Seven Great Old Devils. Military training can be adjusted. If they continue to drag General Shen's daughters into the dream realm, Shen will definitely report the incident to the Sun and Moon Federation. At that point, you should know the consequences," Yali said.
"Communicating won't work. The Seven Great Old Devils have been affected by the destructive energy for years, and their temper is unpredictable. Once they've set their mind on something, not even Yunming can change it," Long Yeyue said.
"Then what do we do?" Yali's expression changed.
"I have no solution," Long Yeyue shrugged. "It's just two little girls. I don't believe they'll cause any serious problems."
"God Realm!" Yali's face darkened. At present, the only known human experts at the God Realm in the Douluo Continent who had spiritual powers were the Leng sisters.
It was impossible to count on Chen Xinjie, as with Long Yeyue here, he wouldn't dare make a move.
So, only the Leng sisters could possibly resist the Seven Great Old Devils' spiritual powers.
Yali remembered that Chen Xinjie had said that even though the Cold Yaozhu sisters and he both had spiritual powers at the God Realm, their powers far exceeded his.
Leng Yaozhu didn't know Leng Yulai very well, but after taking a deep breath, Yali dialed Leng Yaozhu's soul communicator.
After some communication, Leng Yaozhu hung up the communicator and turned to look at Xia Yi. "Xia Yi, what do you think?"
She was very interested in Yali's description of the Nightmare Old Devil.
If it could turn dreams into reality, Xia Yi's Dreamwalking Immortal Technique might be able to do the same.
"Devil Island, Life God Stone." In the Spirit Pagoda, Xia Yi narrowed his eyes. He remembered that the Life God Stone from the Heavenly Fox Domain had come from Devil Island.
"Seven God Realm spirits. Let's call Yulai in. We'd better avoid stumbling later." Xia Yi said in a deep voice.
"Okay." Leng Yaozhu nodded. She also wanted to see just how much power Cold Yulei had been hiding.
(End of Chapter)